User blog comment:Thornclaw Braveheart/The Way of the Warrior: Civil War/@comment-2006360-20101103175118/@comment-2006360-20101103184140

The hares inside (they are stranded explorers from Salamandastron) ready their weapons in case it's a trick. There are about 30 hares in the sloop, all armed with either pikes, sabres, or slings.